We know this administration is weak and won't do that. > -----Original Message----- > From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 2:35 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Republicans Winning Already? > > > Because there was not a call to do so, and there was not a clear enemy. > > If we had a Japanese government to battle, and it was just a numbers > game why we weren't destroying them, I'd be in line tomorrow, as > would you and Larry and my father. > > As a matter of fact, every military and policital speaker at the time > were very clear - they had plenty of military to do the job, no need > to panic or adjust your life, just keep doing what you were doing > before the attack. > > The truth is, our military has not "put out the call", and the > requirements are so strict for most entrants that they don't take just > anybody. If you could walk reasonably and sign an x, you were taking > during wwi and wwii. Not the case today. > > Regardless of Bush's popularity, if he came on TV tonight and said > "Drop what you are doing and go enlist - your country needs you", the > services would be overwhelmed tomorrow. If Laura came on TV tonight > and said "Drop what you are doing, and pack a wonderful meal for the > troops for Thanksgiving", the grocery store shelves would be empty by > morning. > > We as a populace don't know what to do to help. And those grass-roots > efforts that I have been involved with have mostly been crushed by the > US Government or the military or both. (buying vests and better > helmets for example). > > If Collin Powell, or _anybody_ asked us to help, we would. We are > waiting for someone to ask. > > > > On 11/3/06, loathe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I agree. > > > > People no longer have the intestinal fortitude for real war. > > > > 3000 dead at Perl, 18 million Americans enlist. 3000 dead in > NY, we have a > > hard time keeping our strength up in a million man army. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Russel Madere [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 12:55 PM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Re: Republicans Winning Already? > > > > > > I do. Fonda and Kerry both gave moral and physical support > to the enemy. > > > they both did a great job of demoralizing the soldiers on the ground. > > > > > > I will admit that the war was not fought well in the cities, > but out in > > > the boonnies we kicked VC and North Viet Nam regulars ass. > In Viet Nam > > > that was entirely too much tail wagging the combat dog. We did > > > extraordinarily well even with this handicap. > > > > > > If not for the public perception directly resulting from > Fonda and Kerry's > > > actions we would have won the war. > > > > > > as an example of the morale problems this caused, I had a > close friend and > > > neighbor who blamed Fonda for his injuries (physical and > mental) during > > > the war. He was shot in a firefight in 1972 and blamed his intense > > > depression and PTSD on Fonda specificly. In 1991 he committed suicide > > > while watching a news broadcast on her wedding to Turner. > > > > > > This was quite a lesson for me in 1991. > > > > > > >Do you truly believe that the US lost the Vietnam war because of > > > >Cronkite, Fonda and Kerry, and if so, why? > > > > > > > >On 11/1/06, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Vietnam - We won the battles but lost the war. Thank you Walter > > > >> Cronkite, Jane Fonda and John Kerry. > > > > > > > > > > > >
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